Tie-holder construction



Aug. 29, 1939. c. SILVERMAN TIE-HOLDER CONSTRUCTION Filed 001. 2; 1957 INVENTOR fix? A TTORNEY Patented Aug; 29, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3- Claims.

My present invention relates to the jewelry art, and has particular reference to a novel construction for a tie holder.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a tie holder construction which does not shift or turn when in holding position.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a tie holder construction having holding elements having an improved resilience.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a construction which is readily suitable for manufacture from wire, from fiat stock, or from a. combination of wire and flat stock.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in View, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the novel tie holder.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified construction;

Fig. 6 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. '7

Fig. 9 is a plan View of a further modified construction;

Fig. 10 is a rear view thereof; and

Fig. 11 is a side elevation.

It has been found desirable to provide a tie holder consisting of an ornamental front portion and a rear portion which is resiliently urged towards the front portion, with a multiple resilient action, by forming the rear portion with an auxiliary resilient tongue which extends towards the back of the front portion. I have further provided means for preventing relative side shifting of the resiliently urged parts, whereby the novel tie holder will stay in place and will keep the tie in set position relative to the shirt.

Referring to the drawing, the novel tie holder l5 includes a front portion I6 and a rear portion l1, the front portion being formed of wire in elongated loop form, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and having one end bent as indicated in IS, Fig. 3, and secured in a connector of standard type, the rear portion l I being also preferably formed of wire and looped as indicated in Fig. 2, and having its end also looked in the retainer l9. The rear portion I! is preferably of triangular shape, see Fig. 2, the wires being shaped to provide an auxiliary upstanding loop tongue 20 which extends towards the back of the front portion, and which has a downwardly turned end 2| for facilitating mounting of the tie holder over a tie and a shirt hem. As best shown in 5 Fig. 4, the front portion I6 has its sides 22 spaced to permit inward movement therebetween of the contiguous sides 23 of the tongue 20, whereby a resilient lo ck against lateral shifting is obtained when the tie holder is used. It is preferred to have an ornament or the like 24, as indicated in Fig. I, which is secured to the front portion and forms a seat for the tongue 20.

Instead of forming the front portion of wire, a stamped metal element such as indicated at 25 in Fig. 5 may be used instead, having one end bent as indicated at 26, the rear portion 2! being of wire and similar to the rear portion I1, and provided with the same type of resilient tongue 28, the front and rear portions being joined by a connector 29. With this construction, the front portion 25 is preferably formed with spaced ridges 30 within which the sides 3| of the tongue 28 may rest, to obtain a lock against lateral displacement when the tie holder is used.

An all stamped metal construction may also be used, if preferred, as illustrated in Figs. 9, 10 and 11, the front portion 32 and the rear portion 33 being integral, and the rear portion having a stamped out triangular outline with a centrally positioned resilient finger 34 which extends towards the back of the front portion and is preferably provided with a curled end 35.

The described and illustrated constructions all have a front portion to which a rear portion is connected for resilient urging towards the front portion, the rear portion having in addition a separate tongue which is independently resiliently urged towards the back of the front portion, whereby the insertion of a shirt hem and a tie between the front and the back portions results in a very firm grip for securely holding the tie in position relative to the shirt hem, additional means being provided for resisting lateral shift of the resiliently engaging parts.

While I have described specific construction embodiments of my invention, any desired changes in the size, material, shape, and ornamentation of the parts, may be made to suit the requirements for different tie holder designs, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a tie holder, a front portion comprising a Wire bent to form spaced arms meeting at one end and continuing together to form a U-bend, a rear portion comprising another wire having its free ends secured tosaid U-bend, the arms of said rear portion wire being angularly spread beyond the spacing of said front portion wire and having its looped end re-entrantly and forwardly bent to' resiliently contact said front portion.

2. In a tie holder, a front portion comprising a Wire bent to form spaced arms meeting at one end and continuing together to form a U-bend, a rear portion comprising another wire having its free ends secured to said U-bend, the arms of said rear portion wire being angularly spread beyond the spacing of said front portion Wire and having its looped end re-entrantly and forwardly bent to resiliently contact said front portion, said front portion having spaced elements for receiving the sides of said looped end therebetween.

3. In a tie holder, a front portion comprising a Wire bent to form spaced arms meeting at one end and continuing together to form a U-bend, a rear portion comprising another wire having its free ends secured to said U-bend, the arms of said rear portion Wire being angularly spread beyond the spacing of said front portion Wire and having its looped end re-entrantly and forwardly bent to resiliently contact said front portion, said front portion having an ornament straddling its spaced arms and positioned to provide a stop for said looped end.

CHARLES SILVERMAN. 

